Starbucks announced Monday that it is selling up to a 60% stake in its China retail business to private equity firm Boyu Capital in a deal valuing the business at $4 billion. The agreement shows that Boyu Capital and Starbucks will operate their nearly 8,000 stores…
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk proposed a climate intervention scheme on a social media platform: to construct a “Space-Based Solar Radiation Management (SRM)” system by deploying a large-scale satellite constellation in Earth’s outer layers. This system would reflect a portion of the sun’s light and…
French media recently reported that following the robbery at the Louvre Museum in Paris, a portion of its jewelry collection has been transferred for storage in the vaults of the Bank of France (Banque de France), the country’s central bank. France’s RTL radio, citing multiple sources,…
According to BlockBeats, the use of stablecoins for payments by consumers and businesses has accelerated since the U.S. passed the cryptocurrency regulatory bill in July. According to Artemis’s report, stablecoin transaction volume exceeded $10 billion in August 2025, up from $6 billion in February of this…
Recently, US President Trump stated at a gathering that cryptocurrency could be used to alleviate the ballooning US national debt. With the US national debt now exceeding $38 trillion, Trump’s remarks have drawn significant attention. Trump has stated on multiple public occasions, “Maybe we could pay…
INTERPOL and AFPOL conducted a two-month joint operation targeting terrorism financing and its support for illicit activities, arresting 83 individuals in six African countries, including 19 for the “illegal use” of virtual assets. During the operation, authorities in participating countries screened over 15,000 individuals and entities,…
In recent years, school safety issues in the United States have been frequent. To deal with potential gun threats, more and more schools have introduced artificial intelligence security technology. However, a farcical incident recently occurred at Kenwood High School, under the Baltimore County Public School System…
According to a source involved in the facility’s August incident response, hackers breached the Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC), a critical manufacturing site under the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). The intruders exploited an unpatched Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability. The target of the attack was…
California joins a growing group of states with a new internet age-gating law after Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed AB 1043, the Digital Age Assurance Act. The law mandates that device operating systems and app stores require users to enter their age or date of birth…
Recently, at Disneyland in California, a female visitor in her 60s suddenly fell ill while riding the classic haunted house attraction, “The Haunted Mansion.” It is suspected she suffered a heart attack and unfortunately passed away. Police have stated that their initial analysis points to a…